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HOPKINS v. STATE

No. 6-81-013-CR.

628 S.W.2d 496 (1982)

John HOPKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

February 2, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Webb Biard, Cornett, Echols & Biard, Paris, for appellant.

Tom Wells, County and Dist. Atty., Paris, for appellee.

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

John Hopkins appeals his conviction for possessing a prohibited weapon. The jury assessed punishment at eight years confinement.

The State's evidence revealed that appellant was found in his automobile in possession of a shotgun which had a barrel measuring eleven inches. According to the provisions of Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 46.06(a)(3) and § 46.01(10) (Vernon 1974), a shotgun with a barrel less than eighteen inches in length...

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